Lewis Women’s Volleyball Falls to #20 Quincy Friday

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Lewis University women’s volleyball team clashed against Quincy University and fell in three sets earning a sweep for Quincy on Rae Strong Night on Friday (Nov. 15) 

TEAM RECORDS

(20) Quincy 24-3, 11-1 GLVC | Lewis 18-10, 9-3 GLVC

                    

LEWIS LEADERS vs. Quincy University

Kills: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (10)

Digs: Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (14)

Assists: Rachel Kaczorowski (Carpentersville, Ill./Harry D. Jacobs) (21)

Aces: Stefanski (1)

Blocks: Ray (6)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. Quincy University

Set 1: Quincy 25, Lewis 19

To start the game, Quincy took the first points thanks to a kill by Beretti. Lewis scored the next point to get on the board and even the contest before jumping to a three-point lead out ahead of the Hawks 5-2.

This was followed by back-and-forth scoring from the Flyers and the Hawks until Quincy evened the score with a Lewis attacking error and kill by Beretti. After some more alternating points, both teams went on separate three-point stretches. For Lewis, back-to-back kills by Hannah Alvey (Mapleton, Ill./Illinois Central College) and a Quincy attacking error and a kill by Beretti and two more from Wijnbergen for Quincy push the score to 14-13.

Lewis kept the scoring close until a three-point streak by the Hawks and eventually an unanswered four-point stretch to close out the first set 25-19.

Set 2: Quincy 25, Lewis 21

Moving into the second set, the Hawks opened the contest with a three-point cushion against the Flyers leading 6-3. The Flyers responded with two kills by Mallory Januski (Bourbonnais, Ill./Valparaiso) to bring the score even at 9-9.

After a Lewis serving error, the Flyers managed to go on a commanding four-point run to push ahead 13-10 midway through the set. The Hawks were later able to respond with a run of their own with two kills by Wijnbergen and a Lewis attack error, retaking the lead 15-14.

After a Lewis kill by Alvey to make the score 21-18, the Hawks went on a controlling seven point run to run away with the set and jump back ahead of the Flyers with a concluding score of 25-21.

Set 3: Quincy 25, Lewis 19

The third set began with a point for each team after a Quincy kill by Matzke followed by a Lewis kill by Ray. The set continued with back and forth scoring until the Hawks created a sizable lead after going on a six-point unanswered run…